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The best third-person action-adventure games

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A third-person action-adventure is a genre of video game that combines elements of action and adventure gameplay while utilizing a third-person perspective. In this type of game, the player controls a character and navigates through a three-dimensional game world.

The third-person perspective means that the camera is positioned behind the character, providing a view of their actions and surroundings. This viewpoint allows players to see their character's movements, interactions, and the environment from a more cinematic angle.

The action component of the genre refers to the emphasis on fast-paced combat, platforming, and physical challenges. The adventure aspect involves exploration of the game world, solving puzzles, and unraveling a storyline or completing quests. Examples of popular third-person action-adventure games include the Tomb Raider series, Assassin's Creed series, and Alone in the Dark series.

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Outcast

Windows XP/98/951999protected Appeal
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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Windows XP/98/951999protected Crystal Dynamics
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game released in 1999, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It’s the second game in the Legacy...
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Wrath of the Demon

DOS1991 Abstrax
Wrath of the Demon is a fantasy action-adventure game developed by the Canadian company Abstrax and published by ReadySoft. The game was released in 1991 for the Amiga, Atari ST, a...
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Alone in the Dark 3

DOS1994protected Infogrames
By the time Alone in the Dark 3 (1994, DOS) rolls around, Edward Carnby has seen it all - so now it’s off to the Wild West, because of course it is. Zombies? Check. Cowboys? ...
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Ecstatica

DOS1994 Andrew Spencer Studios
Ecstatica is a haunting anomaly in the DOS library, blending early 3D visuals with a dark fairy-tale atmosphere. Its polygonal characters may look crude by modern standards, but th...
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Fade to Black

DOS1995 Delphine software
Fade to Black (1995) aims high and mostly lands on its feet, delivering a cinematic science-fiction adventure that feels ambitious even today. As a sequel to Flashback, it keeps th...
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Alone in the Dark

DOS1992protected Infogrames
Step into the polygonal shoes of Edward Carnby (or Emily Hartwood, if you're feeling bold) in Alone in the Dark, the grandfather of survival horror games. Released in 1992 for DOS,...
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Tomb Raider

DOS1996protected Core Design
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Windows XP/98/952001 KnowWonder
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone brings the wizarding world to life with a mix of exploration, puzzles, and light action that feels appropriately magical. It captures the sens...
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Dino Crisis

Windows XP/98/951999 Capcom
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Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected Core Design
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Alone in the Dark 2

DOS1993protected Infogrames
The sequel no one expected takes our trench-coated hero from gothic horror to gangster ghost story. Yes, Alone in the Dark 2 (1993, DOS) swaps Lovecraftian horror for Tommy guns an...
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Spider-Man 2: The Game

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2004
Spider-Man 2: The Game, released in 2004, finally gave players what they had been quietly demanding for years: the freedom to swing through a fully realized New York City like a ca...
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Tomb Raider II

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected Core Design
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Jack in the Dark

DOS1993 Infogrames
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Omikron: The Nomad Soul

Windows XP/98/951999protected Quantic Dream
Omikron: The Nomad Soul (1999, Windows XP) is the kind of game that leans across the table and says, “What if we mashed every genre together and asked David Bowie to help?&rd...
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American McGee's Alice

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000 Rogue Entertainment
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Bloodrayne

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected Terminal Reality
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Realms of the Haunting

DOSMac OS1997protected Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
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Beyond Good and Evil

Windows XP/98/952003protected UBI Soft
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Wolfsbane

DOS1995 Midnight Software
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Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

Windows XP/98/952002 Konami
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an enhanced version of the original Silent Hill 2, released in 2001 for the Xbox. It later appeared on PC and PlayStation 2 under titles like Dire...
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Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern

Windows XP/98/952001 UBI Soft
In Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern, you don’t just ride dragons—you babysit them, talk to them, and occasionally save the world while trying not to fall off mid-fligh...
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